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Upcoming NYSTIA Events for 2025:

Join us October 2nd at 9:15 AM for our Wednesday Webinar presentation by Mark Luciano from Brookfield Renewable U. S.  to learn how you can achieve green goals!

The most abundant rural resource in New York? The most enduring native industry in Upstate New York? Who continues to be a major employer across the state, a contributor to the tax base of multiple communities, a recreation opportunity provider and active partner in supporting tourism? Learn More

When: Wednesday, October 2 at 9:15 AM E.T.

Cost: Free!

Please share this invite! The NYSTIA Lunch & Learn Webinars are open to all NYSTIA members and their guests. Register now

The New York State Tourism Industry Association (NYSTIA) is joining forces with Alon Tourism Solutions to help boost your tourism efforts! Join us this Fall for the New York State Marketplace & Reception and three (3) Virtual Business Development Sessions. Both events are designed to help you forge meaningful connections that can pave the way to long-lasting partnerships and direct B2B sales. Be there - and build the future!



This initiative is supported in part by the New York State Tourism Industry Association and by a Market New York grant from Empire State Development and I LOVE NY/New York State’s Division of Tourism, awarded through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative. Learn More / Sign Up

Join Jenn Ackerson, the Alon team and your tourism colleagues! Let's bring more travel trade business to New York State!

Thank you to our 2024 Tourism Champions! Your support from over 40 destinations allowed us to expand our schedule, adding more events and increasing our presence with three active booth setups at multiple locations. We exceeded our goal of 18 travel shows, returning to the NYS Fair and expanding our reach to Canada, including Montreal and Quebec. We also brought the Tourism Champions booth to member events and shared updates in the weekly NYSTIA newsletter. As we gear up for 2025, we're excited to elevate the program further. Sign Up to be a Tourism Champion Now!

Your Tourism Champion Destinations Were Featured at the 2024 Great New York State Fair!

Last week, a NYSTIA team led by Bob Provost and including Josiah Brown from New York's Best Experiences, Amanda Dana from Visit Orange County, NY, and Ana Liss from Monroe County Economic Development presented at the 2024 New York State Association of Counties in Sullivan County. Their topic, Tourism, IDAs, and the Local Economy: A Data Discussion, shared facts on tourism and how local IDA’s are driving growth across the state.

NYSTIA is committed to bolstering your advocacy efforts with the new and improved NYSTIA Advocacy Action Center! Do you have an advocacy action that needs to be shared? Please contact us!

Please welcome Jeff Posner, Integrated Marketing Consultant at Smart Meetings, to the NYSTIA Community! He represents Smart Meetings, the leading media company for meeting planner professionals in the U.S. Jeff's job is to create top-of-mind awareness of their clientele (CVBs, hotels, resorts, conference and convention venues) to their audience of 92,000 meeting planner professionals. Increase lead generation for event & conference bookings. Design media executions that seek inclusion and engagement through their digital platforms and social media channels.



Meet Jeff

The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced that the first of 20 planned interactive video displays highlighting New York’s rich history in the American Revolution is installed at Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site in the Hudson Valley. The video kiosks will be installed at state historic sites, state parks and the state Capitol in the coming months to showcase New York’s role in the American Revolution ahead of its 250th anniversary.



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Akwesasne Tourism is putting together another day of exciting discussions about the future of tourism in their region - and you're invited! Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to learn, network, and have a great time exploring possibilities! NYSTIA's Bob Provost will be speaking at the Summit, and NYSTIA's Brooke Wilson will speak on the Sustainability Panel. We hope to see you there!



Event Details & Registration - registration is free!

I LOVE NY has partnered with New York State Department of Labor to offer a virtual career fair to help connect tourism and hospitality industry employers with talented job seekers! Sign up for the upcoming opportunities below. If you are a job seeker, click here.

Upstate:

Thursday, September 26 | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Register Now

NYSTIA's DREAMSCAPES Content Marketing Initiative will reach a print audience of 260,000 adults (all subscribers of The Globe and Mail, Canada’s national newspaper; and NEW in 2024 the Toronto Star) to subscribers in high-income areas across Canada’s largest metropolitan city!

Each issue of DREAMSCAPES is accessible online and on several digital newsstand sites, reaching a total of 204,000 unique visitors and digital newsstand readers. NYSTIA Co-Op Rates and special initiative support reduce your cost by over 70% off DREAMSCAPES normal rate card. Receive matching space for advertorial content, doubling your destination visibility, increasing your visual impact and branding opportunity!

Reserve your space by October 4!

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Join the Rove Destination Insights Co-Op program and gain access to industry-leading tourism data through our Destination Insights Platform at affordable rates. This initiative, part of NYSTIA's mission to boost tourism across New York State, is designed to enhance data and analytics capabilities for all members, maximizing the effectiveness and efficiency of tourism marketing and destination development efforts.

Packages are tailored to the needs of each region or county and priced accordingly. Pick and choose the data you need that provides corresponding insights that aligns with your destination objectives and budget!

Learn more & Sign Up

No new job postings have been submitted this week, but be sure to view the open positions on our NYS Tourism Careers Page.

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WHAT WE DO TOGETHER:

Advancing responsible, sustainable economic growth, community revitalization, small business success, job creation, quality of life and pride of place by realizing the potential of New York State's tourism industry and facilitating the success of NYSTIA members.